Slacker Portable Player
Thursday, November 15, 2007
I while ago I wrote about Slacker.com a website that allowed you to stream music by genres and artists. They are in the process of releasing a portable player which is pretty damn cool. You can get them in 3 sizes:
15 Station: $199
25 Station: $249
40 Station: $299
The devices are WiFi and I believe have a hard drive which will store music on it when you are away from an internet connection. You get album art, biography and reviews of the music you listen to. Its not a touch screen but there is a touch bar on the side that allows you to slide up or down.
The concept is very simple, you choose to listen to pre programmed stations or build your own by choosing artists and letting the service build around that particular sound. Its completely free to listen to online and you get 6 skips per hour. There is a premium level which runs $7.50 a month that will give you unlimited skips and higher sound quality. If you are interested in listening to new music or just tired of putting together your own playlists let Slacker take over for you. One of the cool features on the web and maybe on the player is the Up Next, that way you get a preview of the artist (not song) that is scheduled to play.
Unfortunately the website does not go into specifics on the portable player which I find disappointing. I would like to know battery life, hard drive size, how long you can stream without an internet connection and how long it take to sync. Hopefully they update this soon that way I can notify all of you on the latest in the coolest gadgets around.
Update:
Just found a site that gave battery life and its only 10 hrs which does suck a bit. You can play your existing mp3s which means there is a hard drive present, just not sure what size.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/slacker-video-tour/slacker-portable-personalized-radio-player-video-and-gallery-323023.php
Posted by mardenhill 11/15/2007 11:52:00 AM
Labels: Music, Technology
